Dez Bryant Won’t Play In Cowboys Preseason Finale, Jerry Jones Says

Cowboys rookie WR Dez Bryant has been medically cleared to play in the final preseason game but owner Jerry Jones said on Wednesday that Bryant will not play. He says it’s due in part to the fact that the first team isn’t playing at all.

That doesn’t necessarily mean Bryant’s going to be a starter, SB Nation’s Blogging The Boys writes.

Cowboys WR Dez Bryant suffered a high ankle sprain at the end of July. The injury was said to keep him out 4-6 weeks and roughly a month later he’s been cleared to play.

However, just because he’s been cleared to play doesn’t mean he’ll actually play, according to Cowboys owner Jerry Jones.

After Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant left Friday’s practice with an ankle injury, the team expressed initial optimism, but it now appears that the first-round pick will miss a few weeks. From the Dallas Morning News:

This isn’t the first injury that Bryant has suffered since the draft, and as a rookie, he needs as much on-field experience as he can get before the regular season starts.